summerseeker

So true

I had lots of mini goals, I didn't want to disappoint myself, go off track and sabotage myself like I always did. In reality, I am unable to sabotage myself unless I eat around my plan. I try not to. My initial goal was to be healthier. Tick. Then to pass in a crowd. Without stares. Tick Next to go in any shop to buy clothes or shoes because I never have. Tick My latest one is Onderland and its taking its time to get there. I don't hold much store in comparing my former self with clothes sizes because they have changed to be bigger in my life time

Dont quote me. I think its @Arabesque

I used to put tiny slivers of hard cheese in my mouth and waited till it disappeared. My keto mouth thought it was delightful

I had this when I was not drinking enough, and eating enough calories because of a swollen suture line in my new tummy. Then I had it again when I had dropped a lot of weight and needed to come off my blood pressure medication, I just didn't need it anymore. I had it randomly yesterday morning when I got out of bed too quickly and got busy. I ate some yogurt and had a large milky coffee and I was fine. When I am out I always take a protein bar in case this happens when I have skipped a meal

I buy the individual sachets from a company called ITSU. It fills a mug so its perfect sized for me. I add what ever I have in the fridge or freezer. Mushrooms, beansprouts, shredded veg, tofu, minced meat, cooked sausage. I have some chilli and blackbean sauce that I add if I want it spicy. I haven't tried gyozas yet, but do add a few dried noodles. I like anything like this that is ready in a few minutes

The nerves that were severed in your stomach have finally knitted back together. This is why you feel the full restriction now. Mine was about 4 months too. I still have a big restriction {whoop whoop } so I have 5 or 6 tiny meals a day. Otherwise my calories are too low to keep up with my busy new life

Don't be scared, its only liquid you are on. Eat tiny mouthfuls and drink tiny sips. Try not to swallow air with your food and drink. Try warm drinks if cold ones bother your new tummy. It will get better soon

Sounds like you are having absorption issues. { sorry cant remember how to spell that} There is a person on here who can tell you about that What does your team say about you struggling to eat ?

Hello and congrats on your surgery date. If you have any questions, ask away, none are silly I had my hair dyed pre surgery. I had my bottom length hair cut twice. My long straight, hair made me look so much balder. Once to shoulder length then a very necessary pixie cut. I have lost hair at other times of my life when going through surgery so did not bother to try expensive treatments. I read others say nothing stopped the shedding so that was good enough for me I was already using a stick so continued with it for a while. Walking is recommended by everyone. I love it still. Try and keep people at a distance in the last two weeks, especially school children. I know this advice is a waste but its the only way you can be sure of no virus cropping up the last week before surgery. I bought a thermos cup to keep my drinks warm. My stomach would not tolerate cold drinks. Like hair loss, skin sagging after surgery is a matter of age, weight and genetics. I believe the chemists who have nothing to do with the cosmetic industry. They say nothing helps your skin regain its shape after loosing a ton of weight if you are a certain age and your skin has no elasticity left.

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery. Advice - rest, sip, sleep, sip and repeat. hugs

I don't think we give enough thought to how big this surgery is. Just because we are in hospital a short time, we think its less than it is, I did. The anaesthetic alone will make you woolly headed. If you are in any doubt, ask your team. You are doing so well with your liquids, WTG

I found a good quality supermarket that did mini meals. I liked the minced meat and gravy topped with mashed potato. Fish pie and a mild minced meat curry and rice. There was plenty of protein in them. I also made a tummy friendly Moussaka with baked aubergine instead of fried. I make a lot of soup, big soup fans. Mushroom with added bacon, blitzed at the end with extra cheese and or a light cream. Pea soup or carrot, sweet potato and red lentil are also great because they are good and thick when blitzed and full of protein. As you can tell I had my surgery in our winter months and needed warming foods. I was allowed melba toast and cream cheese, pate or peanut butter. I had a ton of protein yogurts, soft scrambled and boiled egg, tuna mayo. Good luck with finding suitable foods, it is a bit of a head scratcher in the early days

I had the most loathsome taste until I started eating better foods, defo ketosis as everyone has said. I too had lots of saliva, I take anti nausea medication and that helps. Occasionally my mouth fills with saliva and I know I will vomit. I have eaten too quick, eaten something my stomach objects to, overeaten or a few time I have come a cropper with pepper and grape skins getting stuck in my tiny tummy. I don't vomit food just foamy saliva. We call this the foamies. Go back to your team and get some more info if you need it. Hugs

I had terrible problems drinking and eating enough in the first month. Lots of people do. Its huge surgery. Remember, shakes water, broth, soup and tea all add to your liquids. Don't doubt the process, it works. Have you tried tracking your calories to prove to yourself how little your calorie count is?

For some reason. the foods that I loved before surgery are the hardest to re incorporate into my diet. Salmon and chicken took me 13 months to begin to eat. Pasta is still a no-no for me. I made beef broth and could not eat it. Later on, at about 6 months out, I made it into the most delicious Pho. I am just in the middle of a flu bug and wishing I still had some in stock. Hold on to the liquid gold

You may not think you are criticizing but oh boy, you are.

I had a rough time. I had diarrhoea, nausea and swelling on my internal stitches. I stayed in the hospital 6 days. I was quite ill for a month. If I worked, it may have taken me 2 months to go back. While I have been on this site there have not been many who took so long to recover but it does happen. My age and disabilities didn't help.

We have to shrink our livers to aid the surgeon as it lies over the stomach. If its really fatty, it could tear when its moved aside to operate on our stomachs. This is one of the main reasons we do a pre op diet. Everybody on here had a different pre op diet, so you can not second guess what you will need to do. You need to be patient, we know its tough, we all wanted the surgery to be over and to get on with our new skinny lives. In the USA, caffeine and carbonation seem to be pet hates of the surgeons, so cutting back on these may help you a little if you are a lover but TBH as others have said, just wait. Read the back pages on here, they tell you so much.

I can relate to this. I had a period where I just did not want to eat. I had lots of yogurt replacement meals. Real food still didn't taste good to me and there were lots of foods I just couldn't stomach. Going on holiday kickstarted my appetite. Lots of different foods to try seemed to switch my taste buds on again. I love Asian foods and as I live in the back of beyond, if I want them, I have to cook them. I get so much inspiration from the pages - Food before and after. @Starwarsandcupcakes gave me miso [ never heard of it before] @Tomo does food I always want to eat, I drool looking at the photos. Hang in there, do your best to eat 'proper' foods at mealtimes. Skinny people skip meals all the time. Just get your teams goals in, as in protein etc.

Hello and welcome in this forum. The good people here give the very best information and just when its needed. If you need to know anything just ask, good luck with your pre surgery consults

Yes it does get better, just hang in there. Take your pain meds and rest and then rest some more. Is it gas pain you are suffering with or pain from your incisions ? Another few days should see you feeling so much better. A little advice, hug a pillow when you try to rise.. You can get a wiper thingy but I am not sure if they get the job done.

You are asking a very sensitive question and I believe you need to share your sensitive information too. If you are unwilling then I wouldn't

Congrats on your up coming surgery. I had to crush some of my tablets. You need to chat to your doctor about this because some tablets react differently. I never did the puree stage. Just looking at it made me barf. Ground meats are not for me. I had yogurt and soft cheese and soft boiled eggs, mashed. I have heard people do baby food but I never even gave it to my children, TBH at the time it was out of my range due to costs, so its not something I know about.

Me too. My partner has a disability so I would get his food and then go back for my own. Never, ever be seen carrying two at once. Now, meh, who cares, not me.